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Welcome to Tech Week, presented by a16z. Events are hosted by different companies. Apply via the links below, and hosts will follow up on your registration.
Boston, May 26 - May 31Welcome to Tech Week, presented by a16z. Events are hosted by different companies. Apply via the links below, and hosts will follow up on your registration.
| Time | Event | Host | Neighborhood |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, May 26 | |||
| 11:00am· | Titans of Boston Tech: Today and Tomorrow | Rho, Flybridge, GoodwinRho, Flybridge, Goodwin | Back Bay |
| 12:00pm· | TED Demo Day | Tedxharvard squareTedxharvard square·Invite Only | Back Bay |
| 3:00pm· | BUILD617 x JPM x Day AI Tech Week Live Pod | BUILD617, JP Morgan, Day AIBUILD617, JP Morgan, Day AI | Chinatown |
| 5:00pm· | Beat The Clock Agent Hack @ Wayfair HQ | Baseten, Subconscious, WayfairBaseten, Subconscious, Wayfair | Back Bay |
| 5:00pm· | From Models to Medicines: AI Tools Powering Drug Discovery | a16z, MassBio, Eli Lilly & Companya16z, MassBio, Eli Lilly & Company | Cambridge |
| 5:30pm· | The State of Venture Capital | RSM, LeaderBank, Insperity, SSM LLPRSM, LeaderBank, Insperity, SSM LLP | Seaport District |
| 6:00pm· | M13: VC Talent Happy Hour | M13M13 | Everett |
| 6:00pm· | Roast Nights by Genspark | GensparkGenspark | Back Bay |
| 6:00pm· | The Official a16z Tech Week kickoff presented by Fenwick and HSBC | Fenwick, HSBCFenwick, HSBC | Seaport District |
| 7:00pm· | Pear VC Poker Night: World Cup Edition | Pear VCPear VC·Invite Only | |
| Wednesday, May 27 | |||
| 9:00am· | Building and Scaling in Quantum Tech: Bridging Engineering and Market Impact | J.P. Morgan, Alumni VenturesJ.P. Morgan, Alumni Ventures | Downtown |
| 9:00am· | Defensible AI: Building Trust and Resilience in the Enterprise | Goodwin Procter LLP, Glasswing Ventures, HSBCGoodwin Procter LLP, Glasswing Ventures, HSBC | Back Bay |
| 9:00am· | Defensible AI: Securing Trust and Resilience in Enterprise and Deep Tech | Goodwin Procter LLP, Techstars, Glasswing Ventures, HSBCGoodwin Procter LLP, Techstars, Glasswing Ventures, HSBC | Back Bay |
| 10:00am· | What do Early-Stage B2B Investors Look for in the AI Era? | Converge VC, Foley Hoag LLPConverge VC, Foley Hoag LLP | Cambridge |
| 10:00am· | Innovation unConference | SVB, MTLCSVB, MTLC | Downtown |
| 1:30pm· | Scaling for Growth: Secrets of the Fortune Future 50 | Workday, SemperVirensWorkday, SemperVirens | Back Bay |
| 3:00pm· | ScaleUp Labs Demo Day 2026 | ScaleUp Labs, Foley & Lardner LLPScaleUp Labs, Foley & Lardner LLP | Back Bay |
| 3:00pm· | Biotech Pitch Competition | 2045 Ventures, BioLabs2045 Ventures, BioLabs | Downtown |
| 5:00pm· | Where Wicked Smart Meets Wicked Fast: A Curated Community Evening with The Open Accelerator | IBM, The Open Accelerator, Massachusetts AI HubIBM, The Open Accelerator, Massachusetts AI Hub | Fenway-Kenmore |
| 5:00pm· | Grok 3.0 & Beyond: xAI's Vision for Autonomous Business Transformation | xAIxAI | Back Bay |
| 5:30pm· | Underscore VC Founders & Friends Happy Hour | Underscore VCUnderscore VC·Invite Only | Downtown |
| 5:30pm· | At the Frontier: AI x Creativity | Matrix, SunoMatrix, Suno | Kendall Square |
| 5:30pm· | Boston Tech Week Co-founder Match Event - Hosted by Pillar VC | Pillar VCPillar VC·Invite Only | Back Bay |
| 6:00pm· | Ditch the Deck | FoundersEdgeFoundersEdge | Downtown |
| 6:00pm· | Founder & Investor Mixer | EntreEntre | Back Bay |
| 6:00pm· | Built for Speed: Performance-First AI | BasetenBaseten·Invite Only | Seaport District |
| 6:00pm· | Building in Boston, featuring HubSpot Co-Founder Brian Halligan | a16z, Hubspot for Startupsa16z, Hubspot for Startups | Kendall Square |
| 6:00pm· | AI with Impact: Building Housing Affordability | a16z, EliseAIa16z, EliseAI | Back Bay |
| Thursday, May 28 | |||
| 8:00am· | COFFEE + CONNECT | Somarae, Stripe, Task Force VASomarae, Stripe, Task Force VA | Seaport District |
| 8:30am· | Agents in Production Panel: Orchestration, On-Device Models, and What's Next? | Flybridge, The Open AcceleratorFlybridge, The Open Accelerator | Cambridge |
| 9:00am· | Future OF Dual USE: What's Pacing Human-Out-Of-The-Loop Autonomy? | BASE-XBASE-X | Downtown |
| 3:00pm· | 2048 Ventures x Boost VC Deep Tech Pitch Competition | 2045 Ventures, Boost VC2045 Ventures, Boost VC | South Boston |
| 4:00pm· | The Investment Game: In Pursuit of Series A (Live with a16z) | Hubspot for StartupsHubspot for Startups | Back Bay |
| 4:10pm· | HubSpot Ventures at Fenway: Founders & VCs | HubSpot VenturesHubSpot Ventures | |
| 5:00pm· | Tech Week Basketball Tournament | a16z speedrun, The Collectivea16z speedrun, The Collective | Downtown |
| 5:30pm· | Built Different: The Art of the Undefined | KlaviyoKlaviyo | Downtown |
| 6:00pm· | Founders & Funders: VC Reverse Pitch | Founders N' Funders, AtlassianFounders N' Funders, Atlassian | North End |
| 6:00pm· | Off the Record with Biz Stone —Founders Only | LiminalLiminal | Cambridge |
| 6:00pm· | Product Meetup by Lenny's Newsletter | Techstars, Lenny's Newsletter, StrellaTechstars, Lenny's Newsletter, Strella | Beacon Hill |
| 7:00pm· | Pitch Roast Live | Atlassian, Forecastr, Pitch Roast LiveAtlassian, Forecastr, Pitch Roast Live | Chinatown |
| Friday, May 29 | |||
| 9:00am· | From Platform to Pipeline: A Fireside Chat | FenwickFenwick | Downtown |
| 12:00pm· | Boston Life Sciences Showcase: In Conversation with Mohan S. Iyer: From Genentech to IndieBio | Boston Life Sciences ShowcaseBoston Life Sciences Showcase·Invite Only | Somerville |